Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-01
FINS.
All That Is Mortal of John A. Logan
Is Consigned to the Tomb at
Rock Greek Cemetery.
The 0bsequies rs Simple as the Station
Of the Warri0r-Siatesnian
Could Well Permit.
Another Fund for the Benefit OF Mrs.
Logan Is Started by an EXC
federaIe at Charleston.
IN THE SENATE CHAMBER.

N THE SENATE CHAMBER.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-Great crowds
made their way early this morning to-
ward the capitol through the heavy fog to
view the rem aims of Senator Logan and
the time they were lying in state was too
short to give opportunity for all to pass
by. At IL o'clock the doors were closed
to the general public and while two ranks
of the Grand Armv men filed on either
side of the bier the undertaken screwed
down the lid Of the casket. A delegation
of friends from Chicago arrived a few
minutes later and the casket
was reopened to enable them to take
a last look at the body. At 12:l5 the
pall-bearerS took their places and con-
veyed the cssket to the senate chamber.
The hall If the senate was taStetully
drsped. The chair Of the dead senator
was covered with Grape. The clerks
desk was almost hidden IN q bank Of
floral emblems. The senators came IN
singly or in pairs and took their seats. A
quarter befor- II O'clock, clad in the silk
en- robes OF office, Chief Justice Waite and
Associate Justices Bradley, Gray, Field
and Mathews; the officers of the supreme
court, the members of the house of
representatives, the members of
the diplomatic corps and the repre-
sentatives of the administration,
Secretaries Biyard, Endicott, Whit
ney and Attorney General Garland,
entered and TOOK their seats. The presi-
dent was not able to be present OIL &C
count OF the inclement weather. The
Chair assigned him was left vacant. The
galleries were thoroughly filled. The
seats reserved for the family Of the presi-
dent were occupied by Mrs. Cleveland,
Mrs. Folsom, Mrs Villas, Mrs. Manning
and Mrs Lamont. At y O'Clock
hush fell over the assembiage and
as the procession OF mourners entered
the north door OF the senate chamber
every occupant of seat upon the floor
rose to his feet. Mrs. l. gan, heavily
yelled aud supported by her son, John A.
Logan, Jr.. Mi. and Mrs. Tucker aud
their son, Logan Tucker, Cornelius and
james V Logan, brothers OF the general,
Miss Andrews the alliance OF JOHN 4.
Logan, Jr-, and Mary Brady, q cherished
friend OF t1e fanny C imposed the MOURN
ing PROCESSION They were ushered TO
seats in front,
Following the mourners came the
funeral procession headed by Rev. DR..
Newynsr.s the officiating oieTeym IN: Rev.
DR.. Butler, chap ain OF the senate; Bishop
Andrews, Rev. DR.. D II. t. IF my of Pnila-
delphia. The honorary psll-bearers were:
Gen. Sherman, Roscoe Conkling, Sierra
tor Stanford, Postmaster General Villas,
Gen. LuciuS Fairchild, G.. II. Andrew,
CJl. Grant. DR.. Mcmillan, Gen. Black
and NJ. ID. Leggett. They formed in two
lines as they came within the bar, be-
tween which passed the pal-tearers of
Grand Army men bearing the casket.
Tie honorary pali-bea"eTs and the con-
gressiopal committee were conducted to
seats on the left center. Senator Sher-
man and Speaker Carlisle occupied chairs
at the presidents desk, and the Clergy
were at the desk OF the secretary.
The solemn services were begun by the
reading of the GiuetIeth Psalm by Bishop
Andrews. DR.. Butler read as the burial
service portion of fifteenth Cor
:nthiaus. Prayer WAS cffcr d by DR..
Tiffany, and the funeral sermon was de-
liveTed by Dr.. Newman. At the 81 Ise OF
the funeral Grafton the benedic,ion was
said, and at the word of the occupant OF
the chair, Mr.. Sherman, the funeral pro-
cession reformed il the assigned order !
and filed out of the senate chamber. !
Ga the plaza 10 the east of the
capitol were carriages which were to |
bear the various committees aad invited |
guests to the cemetery. Behind there !
were in file the military organic itions, |
which were 10 fern the escort, standing |
at parade. rest. Upon the high marble |
steps leading to the senate and |
house were masses Of people |
VINO had been unable to |
obtain entrance to the building and who |
far ans eur or more had stood expos to !
tbe.wfntry air and occasional gus of |
snow ard rain, awaiting tn conclusion Of
the ceremonies in the senate chamber.
As the casket, preccGed by the pall-bear
ers, was borne slowly down the steps cf
the eastern front the marine band played
"Nsarer Ny CD to Thee" Every head /
was uncovered as the casket was placed ;,
in the hesrse and the military came to
"present arms" Then the invited guests
were conducted to the carriages and,
headed by the marice b nd, playing 9
dlrge, the procession commenced
THE MARCH, TO THE BURIAL GROUND.
At the mead of the procession rode
Lieut.-Gen. Sheridan in his f1ll uniform
covered by his military cloak with one
end thrown over his shoulder. He was
by four members of his staff IN
line. and they by band of artillery with
m filed and crape-covered drums playing
The funeral march. The guns and
caissons of batteries moved in double
line, and the dismouuted artillerymen
with their red lined closks throa an back
III platoons, as did the infantry
and marines headed by their bands and
drum corps, carrying their arms reversed.
Then came the militia organic ,tions. The
colors OF sll the organizations were furled
and drsped in black. The Grand Army
posts and ell uniformed delegations, to-
yether with six carriages containing the
nourners. the clergy, and the
preceded the hesrse.
This was drawn by black horses
covered almost entirely with somOer
re ppiGgs and cloth. 1t moved in the
,enter of hollow square formed by Its |
Grand Army escort A long, donble line
If Carriages closed the procession. The ;
i4e of march from the capitol grounds
ay through Pennsylvania avenue, FIT